Railroad spreader



1 Oct. 11, 1932, .1. c. FORBES ET AL Q Q 1,382,134

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' minus 0. ronnns AND ALBERT 'w. BANT'ON, OFEAST CHICAGO, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS TO 10. F. JORDAN COMPANY, or EA S'1 crrrcaeo, I DI NA, A CORPORATION or Fig. 3 is ano INDIANA r -RAILBAD Application filed 1 m This invention relates to improvements in railroad Spreaders and it COTlSlStS of the matters'hereinafter descrlbed and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims. The invention relates more particularly to means for swinging the main spreader. wing away from and in toward the car body and the primary object of the same is to provide a more simple and eflicient structure for this purpose and which is so located on the car as to. be more easily accessible for and observation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction. of this kind which includes a power cylinder pivoted at one end to the car and'having its piston so pivoted at the opposite end to the wing as to impart movement thereto toward and away from the car, regardless of the angular position the wing happens to be in with respect to its hinge plate on the wing carrying post.

The above mentioned objects of the invention as well as others, together with the several advantages thereof will more fully appear as we proceed with our'specification.

' In the drawings H Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the rear right hand end'p ortion of a railroad spreader embodying our invention. I V

. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical detail sectional view through a part of the spreader, on anenlarged scale and as taken on the line 2 .2 of Fig. 1'.

ther detail vertical sectional View through the spreader as taken on the line 3?) of Fig. 2.

"Referring now in detail to that embodiment of the invention illustrated in thefac companying drawings:' v1 indicates as a whole, the underframing of a railroad spreader car including the usual side and center sills 2 and 3 respectively, suitably secured together by cross members 4, 5 and 6 as is usual in cars of this kind. 'At each side carriage 8 to which a hinge plate 9 is pivoted on a vertical axis 10.

inspection SPREADER 1931 Serial No. 527,872.

outer or rear end of said wing is anextensionor bank sloping-wing 13 of a well' known construction. y reason of the constuction described, it is apparent that the main spreader wing may be swung away from and in toward the car about the pin 10 as an axis and said wing may be swung relatively to the hinge plate about the pivoted con nection 12 into the desired angular position. Heretofore, in one instance, swinging movement was imparted to thewing away from and toward the car by cylinders carried beneath and extending transversely the fram ing of thecar, to the rear of'the wing posts. In another instance, said movement was provided by cylinders arranged forwardfofthe posts and connected to arms operating to turn a sleeve on a tubularwing post, while in a third instance, folding braces operated by a shaft alongside'th'e framing were em-.

ployed for so swinging the wing. Such arrangements have not proven satisfactory for several reasons; In somecases, cost made them impractical, while in others, the opera-I tion' was not as efficient-as was desired.v

Our improved wing swinging construction overcomesthe'objections tofthose types of wing swinging mechanisms just above mentioned in that it may be made at a much lower cost, may be installed in a position aflording the highest operating efficiency and is easily accessible for inspection and is not-under the car. Thus, it in no manner interferes with brake rigging and-like parts usually carried beneath the car framing. i I

On the associated cross member 5 where it isconnected to the, side sill 2, we provide an upstanding bracket 14: havingvertically spaced, outwardly extending ears15 between which one end of a knuckle 16 is pivoted onvertical pin 17. The other end of said knuckle has pivotedthereto by means of a horizontal pin 18, the inner or rear end or head of a cylinder 19. Preferably such an end or head has spaced ears 20 embracing opposite sides of said other end of said tom ears 29, Said earsreceive between them i one end of a knuckle 30 similar to thelmuckle ing'movement of the wing'in toward'or away knuckle, the pin 18 passing through said knuckle end and ears. 3

The cylinder includes. a head 21 at its outer or front end, provided with a stufling box 21 through which a piston rod 22 slides. Secured to one end of therod within the cyl inder is"v aypiston '23. To each end Lor'head of the cylinder is connected'a conduit 24-25 respectively by Which air or other fluid under pressure may be "admitted to the-desired end of the cylinder tomovethe piston there'- in and its rod in the desired direction. Pressure fluid is provided from atank 26-carriedon the car and the inlet and discharge of such fluid to and from the desired end of the cylin der is controlled by a suitable valvea27 also carried on the ar, The yal've' is of such iormation that whenfpressure fluid .lS admitted toeither end of the cylinder, the other end of 7 said cylinder exhausts to fatmospher'e through said valve. 1

ears of a-yoke 33 fixed to the other end ofthe f piston rod 22,

1 On the inner or "rear side offthe ll'ila suitable distance from the hinge plate 9, we secure a bracket 28I including, top andbotbefore mentioned and said" end of the linuckle 30 ispivotedto said ears, by a vertical pin 31. The other end of said knuckle is pivoted.

by a 'horizontal pin 32 between thespaced Theyoke 2 33 'and rod 22 are also'cap'able of a limitedrelativeturning movement iBy reason of .thefl nuckle structures mentio ned andtlieir pivotal con-- nections with thejbrac'kets on the carand wing respec.tive'ly, a nniversal j ointlike cong nection is hadbetween'gthe cylinder andca'r and the piston rod andwing so thats'Wing-Q from the car may be had regardless oithe angular position the wing happens tofbein. Associated with the, wing for holding it in the desired position into which has been swung away from the car, we provide a .plu

rality of telescopic bra'cesf34c, 35andi36 re.- spectivelyg Each holding brace includesiin ner and outer telescopic brace parts 371 and 38 respectivelyand the part 37 of each brace isconnecte'd 'bya universal-likejoint'39 o the car body framing while the part 380i each bracelis connected by a-universallike joint 4:0 with the 11 and itsextension 13. Each brace part 37 carries at its outer end, means 4 1 for positively looking the associated brace parts in their extended position. the braces formf no particular part of the present invention, other than; being associated 1therewithf as described, it is not 5 thought necessary to describe the same in detail. However, it is pointed out that the loc'kin gmeans 41 for theseveral bracesare' all fluid pressure ones and are .controlled "by a valve 42 common to allj and. located adjacent the valve ZTbefQre'mentiOned,

In the operation ofthe construction described, the wing when in a position wherein the car is being transported from one place 10f use to. another, is located in toward and substantially parallel with its associated side of the car. ,When' the wing isinthis position, the braeesii-are all. red-uced'in. their shortest lengthj as is the cylinder'l9 and its rod 22,

and the said cylinder is then in a position substantially arallel and above the side sill 2. VVhen' thewalve'27 is-manipulated to,

permit the entrance of fluid under pressure totherear-end of the cylinder 19, the piston 23is f orced outwardly as is its rod 22. This will ot course; swing. the wing 11 about its pivot 10 with the carriage, away from the-car and into the desired angular position. As the locking means 4C1 ofthe variousbraces are inoperative at. this time, and i will permit ex;

tensionof thebraces,thisswingingmovement of the wing will gcausefithe brace members 38 to slide out or. ,beextended withrespeet to the brace' members 37 a) accommodate the position into which the winglhas been swung. After. thewingihas -been swung intothe desiredposition,awayirom the car, the valve 42 is manipulated so that the means hl will lock the :associated. braces in their extended iti011i,..10=t2.l 1e the thrust .ofthe wing due to. its operation upon, the material to: be spread in the movement of the car. Should be desired at this time toswing the wing 11 vertically into the desired angular posi tion about its pivot 12, this may :bedo ne in any ..suitabl e manner, the: various universallike j oint connections 7 described forthe cylin der, its rod and the braces will readily acofthecar.

By arranging the Wingswinging cylinder asidescribed, it is disposed "in that position wherein .it 5 in: no manner interferes with standard partsbeneath the "car such as :bra'lne rigging and the like. 1"'Again, =it'isin a po sition' wherein it is v more easily accessible for inspection and also wherein its maximum eificiency for the; Swinging of the brace in eitherdirection is attained.

" l \Zhile in describing the invention, "we'have referred detail'to the form, arrangement and construction of the parts thereof, the

same is be ;consi d e redasillustrative only soiha'twe do'notwish tobe limited thereto except as may be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

WVe claim as our invention 1. A railroad spreader embodying therein a car including a side sill, a spreaderwing pivoted at one end with respect to the side of the car for a swinging movement toward and away from the same, fluid pressure means for imparting swinging movement to said wing and including apower cylinder and piston rod disposed in-a plane above said side sill, a knuckle pivotally connected to one end of the cylinder in one plane, means ex tending upwardly from said sill providing a pivotal connection for said knuckle to the car and which connection'is arranged in a different plane and means pivotally connecting an end of the piston rod to the wing for swinging movement in more than one plane said connections disposing the cylinder above and substantially parallel with said sill after said cylinder and piston rod operate to swing the wing in toward the side of the car.

2. A railroad spreader embodying therein a car including a side sill, a spreader wing pivoted at one end with respect to the side of the car for a swinging movement toward and away from the same, fluid pressure means for imparting swinging movement to said wing and including a power cylinder and piston rod disposed in a plane above said sill, a knuckle pivotally connected to one end of the cylinder in one plane, means extending upwardly from said sill providing a pivotal connection for said knuckle to the car and which connection is arranged in a difierent plane, a second knuckle pivotally connected in one plane to the end of the piston rod and means providing a pivotal connection for said second knuckle with the wing and disposed in a plane at an angle to that of said first mentioned pivotal connection therefor said connections disposing the cylinder above and substantially parallel with said side sill after said cylinder and piston rod operate to swing the wingin toward the side of the car.

3. A railroad spreader embodying therein a car body including a side sill, a wing post at one side thereof, a wing pivotally connected with respect to said post for a swinging movement toward and away from the side of the car rearwardly of said post, a power cylinder having at one end .a two-way pivotal connection with and above said sill of the car body to the rear of said post, a piston and piston rod associated with said cylinder and means providing a two-way pivotal connection at one end of the piston rod with said wing said connections dlSPOS ing the cylinder above and substantially parallel with said side sill after said cylinder and piston rod operate to swing the wing in toward the side of the car. 7

a car body including a side sill, a main spreader wing pivoted to one side of thecar' tially parallel with said side sill after said cylinder and piston rod operate to swing the wing in toward the sideof the car.

5. A railroad spreader embodying therein, a car body including a side sill, a main spreader wing pivoted toone side of the car body for a swinging movement away from and toward the same, a bracket rising from said side sill of the car body, a power cylinder having a piston and piston rod associated therewith, a knuckle pivoted in one plane to said bracket and pivoted in another plane to one end of the cylinder, a second knuckle pivoted in one plane to said wing and means providing a second pivotal connection for said second knuckle with the piston rod and which connection is disposed in a plane different from its connections with the wing said connections disposing the cyl inder above and substantially parallel with said sill after said cylinder and piston rod operate to swing the win in toward the side 7 of the car.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 1st day of April, 1931. v 7 JAMES C. FORBES.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 1st day of April, 1931.

V ALBERT W. BANTON.

4. A railroad spreader embodying therein, 

